Low head pico hydro turbine selection using a multi-criteria analysis

Renewable Energy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 43-50

  Williamson, S J ^a   Stark, B H ^a   Booker, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Application range; Low head; Pico hydro; Turbine selection; Turgo

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC TURBINES; SPECIFICATIONS;

APPLICATION RANGE; LOW HEAD; MULTI CRITERIA ANALYSIS; PICO HYDROS; PROPELLER TURBINES; QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELECTION CRITERIA; TURGO;

SITE SELECTION;

DECISION MAKING; EQUIPMENT COMPONENT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TURBINE;

EID: 84883551805     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.06.020     Document Type: Article

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